Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-11-14
UNDER THE SOD.
The Four Executed Anarchists
Given the Last Sad Rites.
The Funeral Conducted in an Orderly and
Quiet Manner.
The Many Incidents Attending the Ser
vices and the Route of the
Procession
CHICAGO, Nov. l3.


the line reached the spot -at the
corner where is the saloon and hall of Chas.
Zepf, an anarchist. 1t was to this saloon
that Parsons took his wife and children after
he finished his speech at Haymarket, and
where they sat when the bomb was thrown.
Two hundred feet south was the place where
stood the wagon from which Spies and his
delivered their harangues
and counselled throttling the law. Here,
too, was the alley from which the kissing ia
tai bomb was hurled into the ranks of the
police. A little further south is the spot
" here the missile fell and did such awful
execution. BY accident or design the parade
wound around this historic corner. The
line of march took the marching army of
sympathizers directly past Griof's hall, in the
basement of which groups of Reds" used to
hold nightly conference and instruct each
other in the use of dynamite, and practice
the manual of arms. At the hour above
the first line of men could be seen
crossing Desplaines St. where, in 1873, the
bloody fight took place between the police
and the railroad strikers.
There was no advance guard of police.
They wore no red but simple black clothes
with Grape on their arms. Then came
brilliantly dressed corps of musicians of the
German army.
1t was a strange scene. Following the
first corp of musicians walked the defence
Geo. II, Schilling commander
who carried floral tribute.
Following abreast We're nearly 200 mem
hcrs of Aurora Turnverin of which August
Spies was "A member.
Next were 400 members of Vorwaerts
Turner Society. wearing red badges GU their
breasts 100 of the Foftschritt branch fol-
lowed hen the feature of the procession,
the hcarse of August Spies.
There were no nodding black plumes but
the top was SO covered with floral tributes
that nothing else conld be seen Inside was
4 richly covered casket, standing out if bold
relief against the black broadcloth of the cof
fnovcr which WAS thrown great sash of red
silk Spies colors Crowds craned their
ncckS to get a glimpse of this most imposing
of all the hearses.
Another band wheeled into Lake street
playing dirge leading many of the Central
labor union. Behind them came the hearse
bearing Fischer's coffin; also bearing many
flowers There were no red silk emblems
ON his casket
Then came the funeral carriages of Par
sons. On the box by the driver sat a man
ilblullS All llliiituSt itldl WIN iit
inscription from X. of H. assembly No
1907, the assembly to which Parsons be-
longed till kicked out of the order for its adj
hcrence to the cause of the anarchists. This
was the only floral piece on or in the hearse.
\ single strip of red silk ribbon was trailed
carelessly from the head of the ca>ket to
the center, then strung along the floor of the
hearse until it wound itself into little heaps
at the foot
Another c0hort of the Central labor union
followed Behind them was the hearse of
Geo. Engel and Louise Lingg over both
coffins were red banne Floral pieces were
carried behind by stalwart men. All through
this part of the demonstration were intei
sperSed carriages containing relatives and
near friends.
The next feature was the turnout of peo-
pie who followed after the hcarses. contain
ing men, women, boys and girls on foot,
and babes in the arms of mothers, bands of
music and armfusl of flowers.
In ranks of four to eight deep they tramped
side by side. Not a word was uttered by
those in the ranks or by those on the cor
ners.
The two local assemblies of the Knights
of Labor wore red scarlet in their hats, bows
of crimson at their throats and long streamers
of scarlet from their shoulders
In front marched Miss Mary Mccormick,
master workman of the organization known
as Lucy Parsons assembly, X. of l.. She
was attended by two others. The trio car
ried a huge wreath, to the top of which was
attached a snow white dove. This was the
only white dove in line The tribute was
sent by the ladies of the defense fund com
mittce of Cincinnati.
Then came more men, women and chill
dren. and it took the marching thousands
twenty-three minutes to pass the corner.
After the people on foot come fifty carriages
overloaded with people of all ages and sexes.
The line of vehicles kept on in Desplaines
street, squarely over the spot where the bomb
fell on the night of the riot. The carriages
reached the Wisconsin Central depot twenty
minutes ahead of the procession. As they
passed the office of the Arbiter /eitnng and
Alarm a man in the Aurora Turnverin raised
small red flag and waved it over his head.
This was the signal for cheer from the
loyal spectators on the sidewalk.
At the depot the coffins were borne in on
the shoulders of the pail bearers, through
side entrance, and deposited in the combina-
ton smoking and baggage car, and started
for Waldham cemetery
IHSltit tHf utlbh lllitf tiiDuSdIl Ifbllt
pushed and jostled each other in mad rush
to gain seats in the train. The first train
consisted of fifteen coaches besides the bag
gage car containing the coffins. In the first
passenger car we're the mourners Captain
Black, Nina Van Zandt, Mrs. Spies, Greth-
en-. August's sister, Ferdinand and Chris. his
two brothers, Mrs, Parsons, Mrs. Engel and
her children. Mrs. Fischer and her two ba-
bies.
The next coach contained Mrs. Capt. Black
and her adopted boy, Mrs. Schwsb and Mrs.
Fielden, and Aurora Turnverin. The rest
of the cars were filled with a miscellaneous
throng that filled every seat and choked up
the aisles.
Three other trains made up a total of forty
coach loads taken out. Many were left be-
hind who wanted to go. So dense was the
crowd on the tracks, when the train started it
was at a snails pace. The locomotive kept
up continual footing as it neared the priaci-
pal street crossing, where many curious peo-
Pile stood watching.
When the train halted at the road leading
to the cemetery, the passengers rushed out
of the cars and ran pell nell to the burial
ground.
Each casket was borne from the depot on
the shoulders OF elgHl men. he procession
was headed by four women in deep mourn
ing on whose shoulders rested an immense
floral crown with small one of crepe in the
center The coffns were placed upon a
platform erected in front of the receiving
vault and $4,000 spectators gathered around.
Capt Black stepped forward and raised his
hand. Hats were taken off and deep silence
fell upon the throng
Capt Black spoke at length, telling them
that they had come to do honor to soldiers
and martyrs to truth. They who lost their
nves In her service were numbered with
those who In all history had died for the same